Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential technology organization seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with deep Microsoft Azure expertise. Our client needs an engineer who can design, automate, and maintain high-availability cloud infrastructure while taking operational ownership of enterprise Azure landing zones, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipeline automation. This is a fully remote position open to candidates located within CET timezone (±3 hours).

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure using Terraform or Bicep, maintaining modular infrastructure-as-code libraries and strict state management workflows
• Provision, patch, and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing autoscaling, ingress routing, and service mesh policies
• Design, maintain, and secure automated CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions to accelerate developer deployment cycles
• Enforce Azure Policy guardrails, audit IAM roles via Entra ID, manage secret rotation in Key Vault, and mitigate vulnerabilities identified by Defender for Cloud
• Monitor system metrics, respond to infrastructure incidents, conduct root-cause analyses, and optimize cloud resource utilization to drive cost efficiencies

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience managing enterprise Microsoft Azure environments, spanning compute, networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, Application Gateways), and storage tiers
• Advanced mastery of Terraform or Bicep for provision automation, drift detection, and maintaining state files across multi-subscription environments
• Proven track record building, securing, and scaling Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing ingress controllers, and deploying applications using Helm charts
• Deep proficiency in constructing automated build and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, enforcing automated security scanning, policy compliance, and zero-downtime releases
• Solid understanding of cloud security governance using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy, and implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) under a Zero Trust model
• Experience configuring end-to-end monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or third-party platforms such as Datadog or Dynatrace
• Located in CET timezone (±3 hours) – this is a strict requirement for collaboration purposes

Preferred qualifications:

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect), or AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert)
• Programming literacy in Python, Go, or PowerShell/Bash for infrastructure scripting and operator development
• Experience with cloud cost optimization frameworks (FinOps) and managing Azure Cost Management policies
• Exposure to hybrid cloud configurations or Azure Arc implementations

How We Work With You

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